Greater Manchester Police Authority is meeting this morning to discuss the latest performance of the force in the face of Government enforced cuts.

GMP must make cuts worth £134m by 2015, shedding around 3,000 posts in the process.

Earlier this week, the M.E.N. revealed how the force was targeting the 'front line' for the first time, with 290 police posts going from divisions across the force as well as from specialist units like the Tactical Aid Unit.

On the agenda today is a report on the force's priorities and targets for 2012 and another report on GMP's progress as it makes drastic changes to the way it works by introducing a greater proportion of civilians to do much of its work.

Our reporter John Scheerhout will be sending live updates from the meeting via Twitter once it starts at 10.30am.